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• Noise (Score:1)

  by Anonymous Coward writes:

  So judging by the video, the Amazon drones will be soaring through the air leaving behind a trail of beautiful piano sonatas, eh? Show us what it really sounds like and let us comment on whether we want them in the air above our neighborhoods…

  • Re: (Score:1)

    by Anonymous Coward writes:

    Show us what it really sounds like…

    What it really sounds like is your neighbor’s package dropping on your roof. Dragging the ladder out of the garage. Screaming while falling off. And landing in the hedges.

    Again.

    • Re: (Score:3)

      by iggymanz ( 596061 ) writes:

      that’s fine, we don’t have hedges here. so the scream will only happen once, then problem solved
    • Re: (Score:2)

      by 93 Escort Wagon ( 326346 ) writes:

      I was thinking the sound will probably be more like a loud buzzing followed by a couple of shotgun blasts.

      On a side note – given that was obviously filmed in eastern Washington, they should’ve shown the drone navigating a field of wind turbines.
  • Re: (Score:2)

    by timeOday ( 582209 ) writes:

    My bigger complaint with the video is the drone isn’t carrying anything which (A) is the whole point and (B) seems somewhat at odds from transitioning from hover to plane mode.

    (Or does it only carry small cargo inside its body?)

    • (small) wing lift is a continuous function (Score:2)

      by raymorris ( 2726007 ) writes:

      “transitioning to airplane mode” is probably a bit misleading. It’s more of a continuous gradient between more rotor lift and more wing lift.

      Bog standard helicopters get significant lift from forward motion, the rotor working as a long, skinny wing, and other parts working as crappy wings. Any multirotor needs to tilt forward in order to fly forward. As it flies tilted forward as a multirotor, the outrigger wing will develop some lift even at 1 knot airspeed. The faster it flies, the more lift the wing ge
• but will it (Score:2)

  by renegade600 ( 204461 ) writes:

  but will it open boxes and lock it to keep packages safe from porch pirates. a lot of customers are now getting boxes that can be locked because of porch pirates becoming the norm.

  • Re: (Score:1)

    by Anonymous Coward writes:

    Dude, the package is on your roof. Totally safe from porch pirates.
  • Re: (Score:2)

    by timeOday ( 582209 ) writes:

    Well, yeah, actually, if you can have it delivered to you backyard that would help a lot. Not that backyards are impenetrable but usually harder to access and obviously cannot see the package from the street.
  • Re: (Score:2)

    by b0bby ( 201198 ) writes:

    Lots of us live in places where this isn’t a big problem. I’ve never had a package stolen from out front, plus If it’s getting delivered in 30 minutes I’d imagine I could just wait for it to arrive.
• Seems a little early, haven’t convinced the public (Score:2)

  by gdavidp ( 709900 ) writes:

  Months… PLEASE! Unless we are talking about delivery between point-to-point drop off locations, where the customer has to go to pickup the package, I don’t see how they are any where remotely capable of dealing with the realities of (1) aircraft carrying humans, does it file a flight plan with the local authorities (2) does it have a beacon to alert aircraft of it’s position (3) how is it going to navigate into dense neighborhoods or even around trees (sometimes with no leaves on them) or hydro and commu

  • Re:Seems a little early, haven’t convinced the pub (Score:4, Insightful)

    by gweihir ( 88907 ) writes: on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:31PM (#58714540)

    Indeed. They will do some meaningless stunt “within months” and then there will be nothing for years.

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• Months… (Score:2)

  by raftpeople ( 844215 ) writes:

  72 of them
• Question for my local gun store . . . (Score:2)

  by PolygamousRanchKid ( 1290638 ) writes:

  I can find the bird shot, rat shot and buck shot on you shelves . . .

  . . . but where is the drone shot . . . ?

  • Re: (Score:2)

    by Virtucon ( 127420 ) writes:

    regular birdshot will do it. Oh and don’t forget a Silencer [youtube.com] YMMV
• Flies over property then it’s mine (Score:2)

  by WillAffleckUW ( 858324 ) writes:

  Just saying

  • • Re: (Score:2)

      by WillAffleckUW ( 858324 ) writes:

      Are all the butterflies, birds, clouds, 747s, stars yours too?

      And the moon, Janet. I’ll lasso that for you, too!
  • • Re: (Score:2)

      by WillAffleckUW ( 858324 ) writes:

      My net says I do.
• Gotta Catch ’em All (Score:2)

  by Vanyle ( 5553318 ) writes:

  I see a new version of Pokemon go, except instead of a pokeball you shoot a arrow with a rope attached.
• Sounds okay (Score:2)

  by JustAnotherOldGuy ( 4145623 ) writes:

  Personally I’d be fine with a drone dropping stuff on my porch or at the back of my home. I’d be more comfortable with it than having some random guy/gal coming up to my door.

  As for data collection, I have to laugh at the idea- not that it will be done, but at the fact that it’s already being done. Everywhere, all the damn time.

  First of all, most of my home can be viewed from Google Earth and Street View. I don’t care if they get imagery of my roof or side yard.

  Second, you’re on camera almost everywhere you
• Hazmat? (Score:2)

  by Zorro ( 15797 ) writes:

  Orders a pound of FFFG Black Powder and a bottle of Diethyl Ether, and a 1000 strike anywhere matches.

  What could possibly go wrong? /s

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